November 28, 2019 Ebola response workers killed in armed attacks in eastern Congo: UN Rebels have attacked and killed Ebola response workers in eastern Congo, the World Health Organization chief said Thursday, an alarming development that could cause the waning outbreak to again pick up momentum in what has been called a war zone.
September 17, 2019 Explosion at Russian research lab that stores smallpox virus: officials A virus research center in Russia — one of two places in the world that houses the smallpox virus — exploded on Monday, officials said.
August 15, 2019 Scientists say Ebola is now treatable thanks to 2 new experimental drugs Those treated with either drug within days of infection reported a 90 percent survival rate.
August 8, 2019 3 Congolese medics arrested in killing of WHO doctor treating Ebola patients Three Congolese medics were arrested Wednesday in the murder of a Cameroonian doctor who was treating Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, prosecutors revealed.
August 1, 2019 Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo after closing it for several hours following Ebola deaths Rwanda has closed part of its border with DR Congo, a drastic step that comes after two people have died in a border city in the past month.
July 18, 2019 After surviving Ebola, this medical missionary is returning to Africa Dr. Kent Brantly was the first American to contract the Ebola virus as a medical missionary for Samaritan's Purse in Liberia.
July 17, 2019 Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency by WHO More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which is unfolding in a region described as a war zone.
July 6, 2019 Bill Frist: Lessons not learned in Congo's Ebola outbreak From health security to economic security, it's in our nation's best interest to elevate sanitation and hygiene issues impacting the spread of pandemic disease.
June 24, 2019 NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo records Ebola messages to help US officials fight outbreak Unable to send disease fighters to help battle one of the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in history, U.S. health officials are turning to basketball hall of famer Dikembe Mutombo for help.
June 18, 2019 Ebola fears worsen after more than 300,000 flee Congo over violent ethnic clashes: report The threat of second deadliest Ebola outbreak continues to grow in central Africa as more than 300,000 people have fled the Congo since early June because of ethinc clashes, reports say.
